Fellowship Blog


Michael Seiler (IFCJ Staff) carrying blanket in blanket case in each hand - adult man, beard, IFCJ logo black jacket, hat, glasses - young adult woman wearing black jacket - also carrying 2 blankets in blanket cases - outside, walking up steps, seen from rear
Project Spotlight: Winter Warmth in Jerusalem
Fellowship staff visited elderly beneficiaries in Jerusalem, all of whom have been long time residents of the Holy Land.
Battle Horseshoe Bend (Tohopeka), Creek War, present-day southern Alabama, 1814
Celebrating America 250: Abraham Mordecai, 1755-1849
Celebrate America 250 by learning about Abraham Mordecai, the first Jew in Alabama and fighter for American independence.
Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 Allyn Cox 1973-1974 Oil on Canvas photo by Architect of the Capitol https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_USCapitol_-_Washington%27s_Farewell_Address,_1796.jpg
Celebrating America 250: Washington’s Letter to the Touro Synagogue, 1790
Celebrate America 250 by revisiting George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Touro Synagogue— a landmark moment for religious freedom.
Aviv matzah factory_Matzah for Ukraine
Project Spotlight: Matzah for Ukraine
Fellowship staff prepared a special matzah shipment for Jewish communities in Ukraine.
While the Skokie location is closed for renovations, the Illinois Holocaust Museum has opened an exhibit space in downtown Chicago, continuing its mission of sharing the stories and history of the Holocaust and transforming them into lessons about civil rights and genocide. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to open our eyes and ears to the horrors experienced and inflicted during that period, and the museum’s special presentation of Experience360 does just that in a new and innovative way. The Illinois Holocaust Museum was founded in 1981 in response to a proposed neo-Nazi march in Skokie in 1976. The entry corridor to the museum space is themed around this event. Holocaust survivors who had resettled in Skokie—at the time home to the largest per capita population of survivors outside of Israel—were not willing to run and hide. Accompanied by their neighbors, they organized a march of their own. The signs they carried now hang from the ceiling and line the walls, alongside newspaper clippings from the time. Legal battles followed over whether the neo-Nazi group’s hateful rhetoric was protected under the First Amendment, sparking ongoing debate. For those who survived what that rhetoric represented, and for those who understand history, this was never a matter for debate. The museum was founded to educate—and to explain why.
Illinois Holocaust Museum Presents Experience360
In the heart of Chicago, the Illinois Holocaust Museum presents new exhibits and experiences.
Ambulances from Magen David Adom and IFCJ being prepared for transfer to Druze and Christian communities in Syria. Yellow ambulances.
Project Spotlight: Ambulances for Christian Druze Communities
The Fellowship donated five Magen David Adom ambulances to Druze medical teams.
entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp
International Holocaust Remembrance Day Demands Moral Clarity — Not Hypocrisy
Our US CEO and Global COO Robin Van Etten speaks about International Holocaust Remembrance Day asks of us.
Galilee Medical Center - Nahariya, Israel - January 15, 2026 doctor in operating room, blue scrubs, blue mask, looking at Safwan Marich (IFCJ Staff), left, wearing blue disposable gown and white cap, pointing at equipment - screens - X-ray units
Project Spotlight: Beds and X-Ray Machine for Galilee Medical Center
Galilee Medical Center received 300 new beds and a mobile X-ray machine thanks to a Fellowship grant.
Distribution of rescue kits to Local Authorities in accordance with Home Front Command guidelines. The kits are designed to enable initial rescue and recovery until the arrival of security forces. Each kit includes rescue equipment, personal protection, medical equipment, lighting, documentation and scene management equipment – all in one tactical carrier, ready for immediate use.
As Iran Crisis Threatens to Escalate, The Fellowship Responds
The Fellowship launches a rapid response in Israel amid the crisis in Iran.
Medennikova Family - Ukraine Aliyah Freedom Flight - December 11, 2025 group photo - 2 women and 2 children standing in front of an historic building, archaeological site Medennikova family - Anastasiia (age 37), (her husband, not shown), their daughter Arina (age 6), their son Mykhailo (age 3) - older woman with short dark hair in white jacket, also in photo
Project Spotlight: Ukraine Olim Amid Crisis
Anastasiia and her children made aliyah from Ukraine after life in Odesa became impossible.
Meir Panim Soup Kitchen
Meir Panim Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem
Fellowship staff visited Meir Panim in Jerusalem.
United Hatzalah drill_25
1,000 Pieces of Safety Gear Sent to Volunteers in Israel
A grant from The Fellowship provided safety gear to United Hatzalah volunteers in Israel.